NRS638.140. Statutory or regulatory violations; criminal offenses; improper or unlawful acts involving controlled substances; incompetence, negligence or malpractice; other grounds.

  The following acts, among others, are grounds for disciplinary action:

      1.  Violation of a regulation adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy or the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;

      2.  Habitual drunkenness;

      3.  Addiction to the use of a controlled substance;

      4.  Conviction of or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony related to the practice of veterinary medicine, or any offense involving moral turpitude;

      5.  Incompetence;

      6.  Negligence;

      7.  Malpractice pertaining to veterinary medicine as evidenced by an action for malpractice in which the holder of a license is found liable for damages;

      8.  Conviction of a violation of any law concerning the possession, distribution or use of a controlled substance or a dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS;

      9.  Willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, a regulation, subpoena or order of the Board, the standard of care established by the American Veterinary Medical Association or an order of a court;

      10.  Prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an animal to influence the outcome of a competitive event in which the animal is a competitor;

      11.  Willful failure to comply with a request by the Board for medical records within 14 days after receipt of a demand letter issued by the Board;

      12.  Willful failure to accept service by mail or in person from the Board;

      13.  Failure of a supervising veterinarian to provide immediate or direct supervision to licensed or unlicensed personnel if the failure results in malpractice or the death of an animal; and

      14.  Failure of a supervising veterinarian to ensure that a licensed veterinarian is on the premises of a facility or agency when medical treatment is administered to an animal if the treatment requires direct or immediate supervision by a licensed veterinarian.

      [Part 5:17:1919; A 1951, 63]—(NRS A 1965, 366; 1971, 2039; 1975, 1147, 1152; 1985, 1254; 1987, 803, 1565; 1995, 1683; 1999, 185; 2003, 2713)